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BAA up in air as door left open [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The extraordinary £15bn bid battle for BAA was thrown into confusion today after Spanish raider Ferrovial appeared to land the airports operator
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Water firms and Government slammed [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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A House of Lords report has delivered a devastating critique of water companies' record on charges, leaks and disruption of supplies
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Market report: Tuesday 12.30 [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Much of the £10bn being offered by Spain's Ferrovial BAA will eventually find its way back into the stock market
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Rail firm bans daytrippers' travel [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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A rail firm has shocked passengers by targeting daytrippers and forcing people travelling between 4.30pm and 7pm to buy full fare tickets
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£20,000 cost of shares scam [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Victims of 'boiler rooms' - illegal overseas operations that sell worthless shares - typically lose £20,000
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Carphone Warehouse swamped by broadband flood [06/06/2006
01:17 PM]
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The Carphone Warehouse boss today admitted that demand for the group's free broadband service has far outstripped even his rosy outlook
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World Cup bails out the High Street [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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World Cup fever saved May from being a total washout for retailers, according to the British Retail Consortium
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Severn Trent profits gush to £488m [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's second-biggest water company, Severn Trent, has seen its profits surge by almost a quarter in the past year despite its poor leaks record
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Ryanair set to be 'world's favourite' [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ryanair today claimed it is set to become the 'world's favourite airline' when it overtakes Lufthansa later this year
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Multiplex vows to fight on over Wembley [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Aussie construction giant Multiplex, well behind schedule on Wembley stadium, today vowed to fight on against steel contractor Cleveland Bridge
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Regent Inns takeover tumbles [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Regent Inns shares are expected to take a pasting as the Walkabout and Jongleurs bars group revealed takeover talks had collapsed
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Damning verdict on energy firms [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Soaring prices and poor service are resulting in millions of 'deeply unhappy' energy customers, according to a report
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Millions at risk from chip and Pin [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The chip and Pin bank card system is so seriously flawed that millions of customers are dangerously exposed to criminals, it was claimed last night
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Homebuying confidence doubles [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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A surge in homebuying confidence has seen the number of people planning to move before winter double since the start of the year
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Half of Brits have travelled without cover [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Nearly half of holidaymakers and travellers admit they have been on holiday abroad without travel insurance, a survey showed today
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'Mounting inflation threat' to economy [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Mounting inflationary pressures are threatening the UK's economic performance, an accountancy firm warned today
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Airlines blame oil giants for losses [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Big oil has been accused of profiteering at the expense of the airline industry after latest forecasts today revealed losses at carriers
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Builders race for £4bn Olympic contracts [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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London's biggest-ever bundle of development contracts for the £4bn Olympic City at Stratford is preparing to get off the ground
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Windfalls of up to £17,000 for Lloyds TSB bank staff [06/06/2006
01:17 PM]
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Around 19,000 staff at Lloyds TSB are set to share £69m through the company's Sharesave scheme
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Ikea to charge 10p for every bag [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ikea from this week will charge shoppers 5p for every bag, rising to 10p in September after a trial in Edinburgh slashed bag-use
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TUC wants AGM votes revealed [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The TUC has called on fund managers to reveal how they vote at company annual meetings on behalf of their pension fund clients
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Euronext seeks Milan merger [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Euronext attempt a merger with the Italian bourse before its own $20bn-plus (£10.6bn) tie-up with the New York Stock Exchange
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The same old names in shares offer [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ace investigator Tony Hetherington takes a closer look at broker Bishop & Perkins, and their offer of Sensitron shares
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My, but what big teeth you have Gordon [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown is right to clampd down on tax evasion but his recent tactics risk alienating corporate Britain
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At last - benefits in sight at Standard Life [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Standard Life's demutualisation will provide the ideal backdrop for policyholders to benefit, something they haven't done for many a year
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